The highest quality tamahagane can cost up to 50 times more than ordinary steel made using modern methods ... Though fit for a samurai warrior, this sword will likely sell to art collectors ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...

The North Carolina Museum of Art’s Samurai: Making of a Warrior exhibit blends art, culture and religion. With artifacts sourced largely from the Triangle, the exhibit explores the samurai world.

Five online modules each provide a case study in the role of art in capturing and conveying human experience. The samurai warrior has come to symbolize ... Japan underwent on its early path to ...